Karl Barth’s Definition of Saga (January 5, 2015)

Noah mosaic (source: wikipedia) What is the literature genre of "saga"? Karl Barth identifies the Creation accounts as an examples of the saga genre. Saga is not limited to the Proto-History of Genesis; it is utilized throughout the scriptures. See, for an example, Karl Barth's use of saga in his exposition of the Twelve Spies in the Land […]

Related: CD III/1, Church Dogmatics, Church Dogmatics III/1, definition of saga, genre, Karl Barth, Saga, Twelve Spies